ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285740
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| Date: | Friday 8 August 2008 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4923N |
| MSN: | 75-8216 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6456 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, MA (3B3) |
| (3B3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At its home airport, a Boeing E75 was purposely landed in the grass adjacent to the runway. The airplane touched down hard, the left main landing gear strut separated from the airplane, the right main landing gear strut bent, the propeller struck the ground, and the lower left wing spar broke. Their were no injuries to the owner/pilot who was flying the airplane from the rear cockpit, or his friend, who according to the owner, was acting as pilot-in-command since his flight review was "expired."
Probable Cause: The owner/pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA274
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1994 | N4923N | Private | 0 | Fitchburg, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 14:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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